Soap and soap-holder.



PATENTED APR. 12, 1904.

E. M. GOLDSMITH. SOAP AND SOAP HOLDER.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 22, 1902.

N0 MODEL.

WUWIQW UNITED STATES Patented April 12, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

SOAP AND SOAP-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 757,397, dated April12, 1904.

Application filed May 22, 1902.

To all whom it Wtay concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN M. GOLDSMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania,have invented new and useful Improvements in Soap and Soap-Holders, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention consists of a cake of soap which is so constructed as to betightly and firmly held on a mandrel-and adapted to revolve with thesame, whereby the entire soap is presented for contact by the hands, soas to be conveniently and economically taken ofi? as required for use,avoiding waste and softening, and other advantages are presented, aswill be hereinafter set forth.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a cake of soap and a holdertherefor embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents acentral verticalsection thereof.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a cylindrical piece or cake ofsoap having a boreB of conical or tapering form, the widest part ordiameter of said bore being below, said bore being open at both ends. 7

C designates a shaft or mandrel which is exteriorly of conical ortapering form, the widest part or diameter thereof being below, the samebeing adapted to enter the bore B and having a head to which is firmlysecured the journal D, which is mounted in an eye or bearing piece D onan arm orbracket E, the latter being secured in position on a wall orother suitable place, said journal having on its upper end a nut Dforming a shoulder, which rests freely upon said bearing-piece andretains the journal in the same and holds the mandrel in suspendedposition, it being seen that the mandrel is suspended from said journalor pivot D and supported by said arm, said nut D overlapping the top ofthe inner wall of the bearing D, thus preventing the journal fromdropping, while not interfering with the rotation thereof, and owing tothe tapering forms of the bore B and mandrel C the cake is wedged on andlnterlocked without requiring fastening means other than simple frictionwith the mandrel and carried Serial No. 108,529. (No model.)

by the same, so as to revolve therewith when the cake is used, in whichcase the'hand is rubbed over the soap and a desired quantity of thelatter taken off for washing purposes, it being seen that the journal D,which is rigidly connected with the end of the mandrel, rotates on itsbearings, so that the cake of soap will remain interlocked with themandrel, and so not .slip while in use, and, furthermore, said cake issuspended in such manner that it may readily drain, and so may be keptdry. It cannot rest on its side and soften and lose portion of itself byadhesion elsewhere or dropping into a basin, 860., and it may beeconomically used, the advantages of all of which are evident. Thejournal D is rigidly connected with the. head of the mandrel and freelyfitted in the tubular bearingpiece D, so as to permit the mandrel torotate freely without liability of being wrenched from said journal, thenut or shoulder D also rotating with said journal freely on the top ofsaid bearing. When the soap is exhausted, the nut is unscrewed, themandrel may be removed from its bearing, and a fresh cake fitted overthe journal upon the mandrel and the latter restored to the arm E.

The mandrel C is tubular or hollow, so as to be easily constructed andbe of light weight, while its interior is in communication with theatmosphere, its side wall being provided with perforations or openings Ffor ventilating the soap and assisting in drying the same from theinterior thereo p Having thus described my invention, what I claim asnew, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l.v A suspended soap-holding device consisting of a vertically-arrangedmandrel exteriorly of tapering form, the widest diameter of which isbelow, avertically-extendingjournal rising from the head of said mandreland rigidly connected therewith, a tubular piece in which said journalis freely mounted, means on said journal and detachable therefrom forretaining the latter suspended from said tubular piece and an armsecured to said tubular piece sustaining the same.

2. In a soap-holder, a tubular mandrel, exteriorly of tapering form, andinteriorly open to the atmosphere, and having a soap-ventilating recessin its wall, and a support on which said mandrel is pivotally mounted.

3. In a soap-holder, a tubular mandrel exteriorly of tapering form, thewidest part of which is below, a head on said mandrel, a journal risingfrom said head, a bearing for said journal, an arm carrying saidbearing, a removable shoulder connected with the upper end of saidjournal and overlapping the inner wall of said bearing, and rotatablysustaining said mandrel, said mandrel being interiorly open to theatmosphere and having a soapventilating recess in its side wall.

4:. A cake of soap havinga bore of tapering form, the widest part ofwhich is below, said bore being open at both ends, a mandrel exteriorlyof tapering form, a head on said mandrel, a journal rising from saidhead, a bearing for said journal, and a removable shoulder connectedwith said mandrel and overlapping the inner wall of said bearing, saidmandrel being open to the atmosphere and having a recess in its sidewall, adapted to ventilate said bore.

5. A cake of soap having a bore of tapering form, the widest part ofwhich is below, said bore being open at both ends, in combination with aholding device for said cake, consisting of a vertically-arrangedmandrel exteriorly of tapering form, the widest diameter of which isbelow, said cake being separately fitted on said mandrel and dependingfreely thereon by wedging action, a vertically-extending journal risingfrom the head of said mandrel and rigidly connected therewith, a tubularpiece in which said journal is freely mounted, means on said journal anddetachable therefrom for retaining it in said tubular piece and an armsecured to said tubular piece sustaining the same.

6. A suspended soap-holding device consisting of a rotatable mandreleXteriorly of tapering form, the widest part of which is below and whichis interiorly open to the atmosphere, a journal rising vertically fromsaid mandrel, a bearing for said journal and adevice detachablyconnected with said journal and riding freely on said bearing forsupporting said mandrel.

7. A cake of soap having a bore of tapering form, said bore being openat both ends, in combination with a suspended soap-holding device,consisting of-a mandrel exteriorly of tapering form, the widest part ofwhich is below, and which is interiorly open to the atmosphere, andmeans detachably connected with and supporting said mandrel, said cakebeing separately fitted on said mandrel and depending freely thereon byWedging action.

- EDWIN M. GOLDSMITH.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, C. D. McVAY,

